Rooibos seeds to be sent into space

In an initiative developed by the South African Rooibos Council (SARC), which was the representative and promotion body for rooibos processors, packers and brand owners, seeds from the rooibos plant will be sent into space, to the International Space Station (ISS), in October. The seeds would be housed in a “nanolab” during the mission, which would last several weeks, before they returned to Earth. The initiative was dubbed Rooibos in Space. The intent was to stimulate science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) education in the Cedarberg region – the rooibos heartland – of the Western Cape province. The initiative was being delivered in collaboration with South African space STEM education company MaxIQ Space, and was supported by the South African National Space Agency (SANSA).

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